PENGARUH HERBISIDA PARAQUAT TERHADAP ANATOMI DAN PERTUMBUHAN BIBIT JAGUNG MANIS (Zea mays L. var. MB 01)

Productivity of agricultural land can be influenced by many factors including land and weed managements. The used of herbicide is one among chemical weed managements. Paraquat herbicide is a non-selective herbicide that can be used in pre planting period. This study aims to determine: the effect of the paraquat herbicide on the anatomy of corn and nudsedge, the effect on the growth of corn seedling and find an effective but safe dosage for growth of corn seedling. This study applied Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with a single dose of herbicide treatment as variable. The treatment were: 1) corn was grown without the nudsedge (K), 2) corn was grown together nudsedge (K+